Demonstration Project

Demonstration Project is an earth dam located in Miami County, Kansas, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Demonstration Project

The primary purpose of Demonstration Project is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Bach, Tom (private). It impounds the Big Bull Creek-tr.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyMiami
River/StreamBig Bull Creek-tr
Coordinates38.71380, -94.96051

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage65 acre-ft
Max Storage65 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBACH, TOM
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS07778
Federal IDKS07778
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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